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- 611: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: McMurphy
- ... test subject for the hospital, Kesey was able to get a job working as a psychiatric aide. This was the next significant factor in writing the book. "Sometimes he would go to work high on acid (LSD) (323)." By doing so, he was able to understand the pain felt by the patients on the ward. In addition, the job allowed him to examine everything that went on within the confines of ... Bromden's (The Chief is the narrator of the story. He is a Native American who happens to be a paranoid schizophrenic.) dreams much more vivid (Ken 2). As mentioned in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, "
certain passages Ύ like Chief Broom [Chief Bromden] in his schizophrenic fogs Ύ [it] was true vision, a little of what you could see if you opened the doors of perception, friends (Wolfe 328). Ken Kesey ...
- 612: Vegetarianism
- ... not supposed to eat meat because of differences in human and carnivorous animals bodies. Some examples of these differences are that we have pores on our skin, well developed salivary glands, alkaline saliva, and stomach acid twenty times weaker than that of a meat eating animal while meat eaters have no pores on their skin, very small salivary glands, acidic saliva, and a strong hydrochloric acid in their stomachs. To summarize, one might choose to be vegetarian because of health, environmental, moral, and biological reasons. Finally, people should know how to properly change one's diet to eliminate meat and maintain ...
- 613: The Advantages Of Creatine For
- ... ATHLETIC PREFORMANCE. OUTLINE I. General information of Creatine A. The Discovery of Creatine 1. French scientist named Chevreul (1832) 2. Creatine the Greek word for flesh B. Compound naturally made in our bodies 1. "Methylguanido-acid" 2. three amino acids a. Argntine, methioine, and glycogen II. how Creatine works A. where Creatine is located 1. located in the kidneys 2. Creatine is converted into "phosphocreatine" B. how ATP and ADP connect ... acids. The scientist named the compound Creatine after the Greek word for flesh. Creatine is a compound that is naturally made in our bodies to supply energy to our muscles. Chemically, it is called Methylguanido-acid. Creatine is formed from the three amino acids argentine, methionine, and glycogen that goes through a chemical process that is not worth explaining. Creatine is manufactured in the liver and may be produced in the ...
- 614: Christopher Columbus - American Hero Or Portuguese Idiot ?
- ... moderate. Quite different from the climate found in the Indian region of the world. The weather patterns were also immensely different. India usually suffers from drought conditions for most of the year. When it does rain, it is during monsoon season. The storms are harsh and brutal. Flooding is not uncommon. The weather in the Americas is moist and lush. Rainstorms happen at least once every two weeks, and they are usually just a light, easy rain. Upon review, it is easily determinable that Columbus was not a bright man. Give him credit for discovering the New World. Give him credit for proving the world was not flat, and that circumnavigation was ...
- 615: Greek and Roman Architecture
- ... a lion's mouth, which acted as a drain. Thatch, and then tera-cotta and marble, was used to cover the roofs. What is not evident today as a result of the action of wind, rain, and man made destruction, is that these temple were generally brightly painted in white, gold, red and blues. These temples were similar to ionic ones in their layout. The Ionic column is distinguished by its ...
- 616: Human Life and Fire
- ... change their direction and velocity and can engulf many other things. On the other hand, if there is no wind, the fire may burn itself to the ground and never reach its full potential. If rain begins, the fire is slowed and may even be stopped for good. Oxygen is necessary for a fire to flourish; without it a fire will whittle and die. Some objects allow fire to burn for ...
- 617: Greek Myths
- ... all the mishaps on Legba. Yet whenever something good happened God would take the credit. One day Legba slipped into Gods sandals and stole the five yams which were growing in Gods garden. Since the rain had left the ground wet, the sandals left clear footprints in the ground so the next morning they were still there. God brought everyone over to see who fit the footprints. Legba offered the idea ...
- 618: Progression Towards Light
- ... death of Agamemnon. This is illustrated when Clytaemestra says, Thus he [Agamemnon] went down, and the life struggled out of him; and as he died he spattered me with the dark red and violent driven rain of bitter savored blood (lines 1388-1390). Clytaemestra has evilly and maliciously murdered her own husband; thus the image of the dark blood. The darkness is representative of the evil which has permeated the house ...
- 619: Snowmobiling
- ... need a couple things. First of all, you need a snowmobile. If you don't already own one, there are places that rent them. Usually any snowmobile dealership will have a rental fleet. Not to rain on your parade, but before you get all excited about going out and renting a snowmobile, you have to realize a couple of things. To rent snowmobiles you must be 21 years of age. So ...
- 620: Different Types of Explosives
- ... as cyclonite and hexogen. It is commonly used as a war explosive, being the main explosive charge in bombs. It has wide use in detonators and fuses. RDX is made by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylene-tetramine, a product of formaldehyde and ammonia. When RDX is mixed with liquid TNT, an explosive called Composition B is formed. This explosive is more powerful than TNT, and has replaced it in ...
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